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Differential outcomes of high‐fat diet on age‐related rescaling of cochlear frequency place coding
Zhang Y, Lin G, Xue N, Wang Y, Du T, Liu H, Xiong W, Shang W, Wu H, Song L. Differential outcomes of high‐fat diet on age‐related rescaling of cochlear frequency place coding. The FASEB Journal 2023, 37: e23167. PMID: 37651093, DOI: 10.1096/fj.202300457rr.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAge-related hearing lossHigh-fat dietHearing lossEffects of HFDLoss of OHCsActivation of TRPV1Sensorineural hearing lossCBA/CaJPlace codingCochlear frequency selectivityTRPV1 expressionOHC functionInflammatory responseCommon causeHFD cohortGenetic backgroundYounger ageArachidonic acidCochlear lengthHair cellsPrestin levelsLipid homeostasisRescuing effectCochlear amplificationAge
2017
Novel Role of the Mitochondrial Protein Fus1 in Protection from Premature Hearing Loss via Regulation of Oxidative Stress and Nutrient and Energy Sensing Pathways in the Inner Ear
Tan WJ, Song L, Graham M, Schettino A, Navaratnam D, Yarbrough WG, Santos-Sacchi J, Ivanova AV. Novel Role of the Mitochondrial Protein Fus1 in Protection from Premature Hearing Loss via Regulation of Oxidative Stress and Nutrient and Energy Sensing Pathways in the Inner Ear. Antioxidants & Redox Signaling 2017, 27: 489-509. PMID: 28135838, PMCID: PMC5564041, DOI: 10.1089/ars.2016.6851.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAcetylcysteineAnimalsAntioxidantsDisease Models, AnimalEar, InnerEvoked Potentials, Auditory, Brain StemGene Knockout TechniquesHearing LossHumansMiceMicroscopy, Electron, TransmissionMitochondriaOxidative StressProto-Oncogene Proteins c-aktPTEN PhosphohydrolaseSignal TransductionSpiral GanglionTOR Serine-Threonine KinasesTumor Suppressor ProteinsConceptsAge-related hearing lossAuditory brainstem responseHearing lossKO miceEndocochlear potentialOxidative stressMitochondrial dysfunctionMitochondrial dysfunction/oxidative stressEnergy sensing pathwaysNovel therapeutic strategiesMolecular mechanismsPremature hearing lossCochlear stria vascularisMajor hearing lossChronic mitochondrial dysfunctionMetabolic etiologyWorldwide epidemicBrainstem responseClinical trialsVascular pathologyTherapeutic strategiesPathological alterationsABR parametersAO treatmentStria vascularis